First thread here :) M&amp;A work experience

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Neanderthal

11y

Fucking search! Give up now. If you can't even do your own research you're not cut out for finance.

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re-ib-ny

Neanderthal

11y

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It is true that you ought to do your own research to track down the obvious answers before posting here, and resourcefulness is one of the key differentiators of good analysts. But I think you deserve a break given your age and the fact that this is your first post.

Most people who get offers into investment banking by the end of college spent their four years taking on progressively more relevant and responsible roles in finance. Perhaps you start with a private wealth internship between your first and second years, then work for a small fund or boutique bank between your second and third year. By the summer before your last year in college you will want to have a summer analyst position at a major investment bank, since what you do in this final internship is likely to dictate the full-time role you ultimately take.

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oreos

Human

11y

re-ib-ny:
It is true that you ought to do your own research to track down the obvious answers before posting here, and resourcefulness is one of the key differentiators of good analysts. But I think you deserve a break given your age and the fact that this is your first post.
Most people who get offers into investment banking by the end of college spent their four years taking on progressively more relevant and responsible roles in finance. Perhaps you start with a private wealth internship between your first and second years, then work for a small fund or boutique bank between your second and third year. By the summer before your last year in college you will want to have a summer analyst position at a major investment bank, since what you do in this final internship is likely to dictate the full-time role you ultimately take.

Yea, he's in the UK, we only go to uni for 3 weeks. A key differentiator of good analysts is attention to detail...

Dude I agree that you should do a cheeky little search first but anyway, some quick and dirty advice: you're from a non-target, you don't have access to internships at banks yet, get on linkedin talk to all alumni (big 4 included) network etc.. and get some (read: any) finance experience now! and don't ask a single question on here again until you're positive you've searched M&I and here for it, at your stage someone will have asked it before.

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper

aempirei

King Kong

11y

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